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G1PYPplanner:Planningtheinquiry

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1.Whatisourpurpose? Toinquireintothefollowing:

transdisciplinarytheme

Howweexpressourselves:Aninquiryintothewaysinwhichwediscoverandexpress ideas,feelings,nature,culture,beliefs,andvaluesthewaysinwhichwereflecton,extend andenjoyourcreativityourappreciationoftheaesthetic.

Class/grade:G2

Agegroup:7/8 Schoolcode:1124

School: PecherskSchoolInternational

centralidea

Title:Howweexpressourselves Teacher(s):AndyPeeples,CarolynAcorn, Date:Oct.7thNov.15th Proposedduration:numberofhours overnumberofweeks5weeks

Wecancommunicateourthoughtsandfeelingsindifferentways.

Summativeassessmenttask(s): Whatarethepossiblewaysofassessingstudentsunderstandingofthecentral idea?Whatevidence,includingstudentinitiatedactions,willwelookfor?

2.Whatdowewanttolearn? Whatarethekeyconcepts(form,function,causation,change,connection, perspective,responsibility,reflection)tobeemphasizedwithinthisinquiry?2or3 concepts. reflectionhowcanreflectionhelpuscommunicateourthoughtsandfeelings?


formhowcandifferentformsofartbeusedtoexpressthoughtsandfeelings?

Studentswillreflectonsomethingtheyhavelearnedabouthowtheyexpress themselves.Studentswillchoosebetweenavarietyofgraphicorganizersthat showtheirthinkingandwhattheyhavelearned.Studentsselectfromdifferent mediumsofexpressionorganizedasstationsintheclassrooms.Thesestations willincludematerialsforvisualart,music,dance,movement,speaking,and technology.Teacherswillselectapoemthatstudentsmustexpressusinga particularexpressionoftheirchoice.Studentswillreflectonthekeypointsandwhat theyenjoyedmostfromtheunitinavideointerview(selfreflection).Teacherswill usearubrictoassessstudentunderstandingofthemainidea. Teacherswilllookforevidenceofstudentknowledgeandapplicationofdifferent waysofcommunicating(viewingandpresenting.)

Relatedconcepts:creativityandcommunication Whatlinesofinquirywilldefinethescopeoftheinquiryintothecentralidea? (maximum4)


Waysinwhichpeopleexpressthoughtsandfeelings. Waysinwhichcreativeexpressionsareshared Reflectionisawaytoensurethatcommunicationisclear

Whatteacherquestions/provocationswilldrivetheseinquiries?
1)Howdopeopleusedifferentformsofcommunicationtoexpresstheirthoughtsand feelings? 2)Howdowereflectonourworkandtheworkofothers? 3)Howdoweknowthatthemessagewearecommunicatingisunderstood?

Provocation:Centersandreflection(Whatstudentsdo) 2Dart Clay Clayandnatureresources Dance Puppets

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3.Howmightweknowwhatwehavelearned? ThiscolumnshouldbeusedinconjunctionwithHowbestmightwelearn? Whatarethepossiblewaysofassessingstudentspriorknowledgeandskills? Whatevidencewillwelookfor?

4.Howbestmightwelearn? Whatarethelearningexperiencessuggestedbytheteacherand/orstudentsto encouragethestudentstoengagewiththeinquiriesandaddressthedriving questions? Tuningin(WhatstudentsWILLDO)

(Whatdidstudentstoldustheyweredoing)

InArtstudentswillbrainstormthedifferentwaystoexpresstheirideasthoughtsand feelings,andhowtheycanexpressthemselvesthroughvisualarts. InArtstudentswilllearnhowvisualartistsexpressthemselvesthroughtheirwork. Studentswillalsolearnhowvisualartistsexpresstheirideasthroughtheuseof colour. InPEStudentswillgothroughexamplesofwaystheycancommunicateverballyand nonverbally Introducecentersandgivestudentstimetoplayandexplore WordSplash Audio/visualstory(video)perhapsaballet InMusicstudentswillhaveinstrumentcentersexploringthevariousinstrumentsand howtheysound.

Communicationwordsplash(brainstormbothclassestogether) Fourcorners(movement,music,visualart,puppetry/dressup)

Sortingout/findingout Whatarethepossiblewaysofassessingstudentlearninginthecontextofthelines ofinquiry?Whatevidencewillwelookfor? Tuningin observestudentsatcentersandreflectaftercentersexploration seewhatstudentsknowfromwordsplash Questions,anecdotalremarks,experiencesafterwatchingvideo InArtstudentswilllistentoavarietyofmusicthatevokesaresponseinthem. Studentswillpainttheirresponseswhilelisteningtoslow,aggressiveandcalm examplesofmusic.Studentswillsharetheirresponsesandtellwhattheyhavedone andwhytheyhavechosentopainttheirresponses. InPEStudentswillusenonverbalcommunicationsuchashandsignalswhile practicingpassingskills. InMusicstudentswilldecideoninstrumentsgroupings,andexploremusical instrumentationofvariousNoisyPoems. Studentswillvisitanartmuseum. Goingfurther SomestudentsmaychoosetouseknowledgeandskillslearnedinMusiclessonsin otherareasoflearninglikeArtandintheirhomerooms.

Sortingout/findingout InArttheteacherwillhelpstudentstosummarizetheirunderstandingoftheformsof expression.Theteacherwilllookforexamplessuchasdrawing,painting,claywork theatre,andpuppetry. Goingfurther

Drawingconclusions/reflecting/acting Drawingconclusions/reflecting/acting Whatopportunitieswilloccurfortransdisciplinaryskillsdevelopmentandforthe developmentoftheattributesofthelearnerprofile?

Attitudes: Creativity:InMusicstudentswilluseonechosenpoem,anddecide,ingroupson differentwaystomusicallyillustratethatpoem.Theywillbeshared,discussed, reflectedupon. InPEstudentswillselfreflectontheirskilldevelopmentattheendoftheunit Transdisciplinaryskills:

CommunicationSkills

ThinkingSkills

SocialSkills

LearnerProfileDevelopment:

Communicators,Reflective

PYPAttitudeDevelopment:

Creativity,Confidence

5.Whatresourcesneedtobegathered? Whatpeople,places,audiovisualmaterials,relatedliterature,music,art,computersoftware,etc,willbeavailable? SpecialistsandITstaff Somecomputers Smartboard/videos Booksonartistsfromlibrary Specifiedmusicforlessons Cameraandphotographer(forstopmotion) Artsupplies

Booksofpoetryforchildren

Howwilltheclassroomenvironment,localenvironment,and/orthecommunitybeusedtofacilitatetheinquiry? Classroomsetupincenterswithvariouscommunicationtools(artsupplies,instruments,writingtools,modellingclay,etc) ArsenolMuseumclassvisit,performanceatthechildrenstheater.

Poemswillbedisplayedintheclassroom,magneticpoetrywordswillbeavailableonwhiteboards

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6.Towhatextentdidweachieveourpurpose? Assesstheoutcomeoftheinquirybyprovidingevidenceofstudentsunderstanding ofthecentralidea.Thereflectionsofallteachersinvolvedintheplanningand teachingoftheinquiryshouldbeincluded.

7.TowhatextentdidweincludetheelementsofthePYP? Whatwerethelearningexperiencesthatenabledstudentsto: developanunderstandingoftheconceptsidentifiedinWhatdowewanttolearn? demonstratethelearningandapplicationofparticulartransdisciplinaryskills? developparticularattributesofthelearnerprofileand/orattitudes? Ineachcase,explainyourselection.

Howyoucouldimproveontheassessmenttask(s)sothatyouwouldhaveamore accuratepictureofeachstudentsunderstandingofthecentralidea.

Whatwastheevidencethatconnectionsweremadebetweenthecentralideaand thetransdisciplinarytheme?

PYPplanner:Reflectingontheinquiry

InternationalBaccalaureateOrganization2007

8.Whatstudentinitiatedinquiriesarosefromthelearning? Recordarangeofstudentinitiatedinquiriesandstudentquestionsandhighlight anythatwereincorporatedintotheteachingandlearning.

9.Teachernotes

Atthispointteachersshouldgobacktobox2Whatdowewanttolearn?and highlighttheteacherquestions/provocationsthatweremosteffectiveindrivingthe inquiries.

Whatstudentinitiatedactionsarosefromthelearning? Recordstudentinitiatedactionstakenbyindividualsorgroupsshowingtheirability toreflect,tochooseandtoact.

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